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Member Since 1978
Thomas Herring
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professional Experience
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor
1989 - Present
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctorate
1983
Honors & Awards
Francis Birch Lecture
Received 1992
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Union Fellow
Received 1991
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James B. Macelwane Medal
Received 1991
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Publications
ANU GRACE Data Analysis: Orbit Modeling, Regularization and Inter‐satellite Range Acceleration Obser...

Several different basis functions have been used to represent the Earth's gravity field in order to generate estimates of mass variations on Earth ...

February 23, 2022
AGU Abstracts
Elastic Here, Porous There: Using GPS to Probe Regional Responses to Hydrologic Loading
GEODETIC MEASUREMENTS OF EARTH'S ELASTIC RESPONSE TO SURFACE MASS VARIABILITY II ELIGHTNING
geodesy | 11 december 2023
Lucy Sandoe, Thomas Herring
Elastic loading and rebound is a well-studied phenomenon which can accurately model the earths response to surface loading in many areas. In these are...
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Lake levels in California using GNSS inversion with horizontal regularization
GEODETIC MEASUREMENTS OF THE EARTH'S ELASTIC RESPONSE TO SURFACE MASS VARIABILITY IV ORAL
geodesy | 16 december 2022
Lucy Sandoe, Thomas Herring
Hydrologic features such as lakes and reservoirs load the surface of the earth, causing deformation. As the surface is loaded, there is a vertical def...
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The International GNSS Service: Overview and Update
SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS ENABLED BY THE INTERNATIONAL GNSS SERVICE (IGS) AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS TO GNSS PRODUCTS III POSTER
geodesy | 13 december 2022
Allison B. Craddock, Felix Perosanz, Rolf Dach, Ry...
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are increasingly relied upon for positioning, navigation, and timing. The International GNSS Service (IGS) ...
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Volunteer History
2006 - 2007
Member
Union Fellows Committee
2004 - 2006
Chair
Whitten Medal Committee
2002 - 2004
Member
Whitten Medal Committee
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